Enigma: Intermission 2

Last updated
Enigma: Intermission 2
Stratovarius Intermission2.jpg
Compilation album by
Stratovarius
Released28 September 2018 (2018-09-28)
Genre
Length1:15:00
Label Edel AG
Producer Matias Kupiainen
Stratovarius chronology
Best Of
(2016)		Enigma: Intermission 2
(2018)		 Survive
(2022)

Enigma: Intermission 2 (stylized as Enigma: Intermission II) is a compilation album by power metal band Stratovarius, released on 28 September 2018 worldwide. [1] The album has a collection of rare Stratovarius tracks spanning four of their studio albums: Polaris , Elysium , Nemesis and Eternal . It also includes three new tracks: "Enigma", "Burn Me Down" and "Oblivion", along with four orchestral versions of previous Stratovarius songs. The album is a follow-up to 2001's Intermission .

Contents

Two songs from the album were released as singles before its release: "Oblivion" on 10 August [2] and "Unbreakable (Orchestral Version)" on 14 September 2018. [3]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicAlbumLength
1."Enigma" Timo Kotipelto Kotipelto, Matias Kupiainen, Jani Liimatainen —4:21
2."Hunter"Kotipelto, Perttu VänskäKupiainen Nemesis (Limited Edition bonus track)3:30
3."Hallowed" Lauri Porra Porra Elysium (Collector's Edition bonus track)5:53
4."Burn Me Down"Kupiainen, Iivo Kaipainen, Ilari KaipainenKupiainen, Iivo Kaipainen—3:43
5."Last Shore"PorraPorraElysium(Collector's Edition bonus track)5:33
6."Kill It with Fire" Jens Johansson JohanssonNemesis(Japanese bonus track)4:52
7."Oblivion"Kupiainen, Francisco CrespKupiainen, Francisco Cresp—3:51
8."Second Sight"KotipeltoKupiainen Polaris (Japanese bonus track)4:26
9."Fireborn"PorraPorraNemesis(Limited Edition bonus track)4:47
10."Giants"JohanssonJohansson Eternal (Japanese bonus track)5:28
11."Castaway"PorraPorraElysium(Japanese bonus track)4:41
12."Old Man and the Sea"PorraPorraNemesis(limited vinyl edition bonus track)4:16
13."Fantasy (Orchestral Version)"PorraPorraNemesis4:25
14."Shine in the Dark (Orchestral Version)"Kotipelto, LiimatainenKotipelto, LiimatainenEternal4:28
15."Unbreakable (Orchestral Version)"Kupiainen, KotipeltoKupiainenNemesis4:46
16."Winter Skies (Orchestral Version)"JohanssonJohanssonPolaris6:00
Total length:1:15:00

Tracks 1, 4 & 7 were previously unreleased and recorded in 2018. Tracks 13-16 are orchestral versions recorded in 2018.

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [4] 200
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [5] 16
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [6] 69

References

  1. ↑ "STRATOVARIUS To Release 'Enigma: Intermission 2' Album In September". Blabbermouth.net. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Stratovarius "Oblivion" NEW SONG – Album "Enigma: Intermission 2" OUT September 28th". YouTube. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "Stratovarius "Unbreakable" Orchestral Version – Official Lyric Video – new album out September 28th". YouTube. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  4. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Stratovarius – Enigma: Intermission II" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Stratovarius: Enigma: Intermission II" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Stratovarius – Enigma: Intermission II". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.